“Stop making that noise, it makes me want to throw squirrels.”
The sound of crackling plastic was driving my husband to the point of rodent aerodynamics. It was day two of summer break. The day before, he was rejoicing at no longer having to pack lunches and fight the morning traffic driving our … [Read more...]

When I lost my job early last year, in the middle of the school year, I had to remove my then four and six-year-old from the YMCA after school program. When I found a new job just two months later, there was a spot available for my daughter, but my younger son's spot had been taken and the waiting … [Read more...]

This past week we started back into our fall routines; school, hockey (Cam), gymnastics (Cuyler) and dance (Eva).
Our load is a bit heavier this year with Eva's dance. Last year she took jazz and acro and she absolutely loved it.
She cried herself to sleep the night of her recital, when … [Read more...]

You know her as that cheery, bright-eyed children's television host Patty on CBC. She's a mom of two beautiful girls and wife to actor Michael Kinney. We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Patty about what it's like to be a mom, TV celebrity to kids, and about the upcoming Kids' CBC … [Read more...]

I just realized that March break starts next week - well in my case this Friday because apparently the school board decided my children should stay home that day.Although the March Break is only a week, as opposed to summer break, there is still a lot of planning and preparation I need to do, … [Read more...]

the ninth - yes, ninth - book, and Ivy & Bean are still heaps of fun and better than easy to read series need to be. This time? They are making things happen on their own... Ivy & Bean Make the Rulesby Annie BarrowsChronicle BooksISBN: 978 1 4521 0295 5Bean's big sister is going to camp - a … [Read more...]

Are you ready to party? Throughout the month of August, MOMSTOWN will be hosting birthday events in 17 communities across Canada! That's a lot of partying! Our friends at MOMSTOWN invite YOU and your family to join in the birthday fun! FREE activities are planned across the country at … [Read more...]

Lately in the mornings she pads through the house still in her pajamas with an iPad in her hands, asking me if she can use it. It's not really a question though, since she's already sitting down, turning it on.She: Can I go on Youtube?Me: Yes, okay.I wander away to do other things, and when I … [Read more...]

My girls are kind of sick of ballet.The classes I paid through the nose for, they are just kind of "meh" about it all and could take them or leave them."I don't want to do ballet anymore, mom," Avelyn explained. "I want to do gymnastics."I asked her at the start of the year which she'd prefer and … [Read more...]

It's very rare that an evening here is relaxing. Evenings, even summer evenings, in this house are usually filled to the brim. Our four children are each limited to one sport and one activity. Still, that's eight different places I have to be in a seven day week. Some nights I rush into the door … [Read more...]